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SEC Approves 3x Bitcoin and Ether ETFs in Major Expansion of Crypto Market Access

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the first-ever 3x leveraged Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs for listing and trading in the United States, a decision that marks one of the most significant shifts in crypto regulatory history since the spot Bitcoin ETF approval in January 2024. The approval

October 3, 2026 2 mins read

MetaMask Staking Begins Lido Validator Exit After Security Incident

MetaMask is responding to a security incident affecting part of its infrastructure, and while the wallet provider has been clear that no immediate threat to user wallets has been identified, the precautionary steps it’s taking are significant enough to pay attention to. As a direct response to the incident, MetaMask

October 1, 2026 2 mins read

Kakao Pay Securities Pushes Korean Equities Toward the Tokenised Market

Kakao Pay Securities has signed MOUs with both Ondo Finance and Dinari Global to explore the tokenisation and international distribution of South Korean-listed stocks. The partnership marks one of the most concrete moves yet to open Korean public markets to global investors through blockchain infrastructure, rather than the traditional and

September 29, 2026 2 mins read

Bitget Reopens Withdrawals in Phases After September 24 Security Incident

Bitget has begun the phased resumption of withdrawals following the security incident identified on September 24. The first of its kind in the eight years of operation of the exchange. BTC withdrawals on the Bitcoin and BSC networks went live at 08:00 UTC on September 28, with 9,585 orders. 4,098.036

September 28, 2026 2 mins read

Bitget Hack: What Happened in the $351.6 Million Crypto Security Breach?

Bitget, a global crypto exchange, is facing heightened scrutiny following a major security incident on September 24, 2026, after approximately $351.6 million in digital assets were affected by unauthorized transfers. The exchange said the incident involved parts of its hot and warm wallet infrastructure, while cold wallets remained secure and

September 25, 2026 14 mins read

South Korea Sets November Review for Second-Stage Crypto Law

The next phase of cryptocurrency lawmaking in South Korea is moving towards a November review by parliament, per the Financial Services Commission. The schedule comes amid worries over delays in relation to the Digital Asset Framework Act. According to officials from the FSC, there is common direction between the government

September 22, 2026 2 mins read

SEC Opens the Door to Onchain Stocks With Five-Year Innovation Exemption

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a temporary, conditional exemptive relief order that allows Tokenised Securities Venues to trade tokenised NMS stocks using permissioned automated market makers and liquidity pools, without being classified as an exchange under the Exchange Act.  Moreover, the order, dubbed the “Innovation Exemption,” marks

September 18, 2026 3 mins read

Vitalik Buterin Challenges AI Cybersecurity Doom Narrative

Vitalik Buterin dismissed all allegations concerning the ability of AI hackers to render cybersecurity indefensible due to advancements in artificial intelligence technology. Buterin said that AI could help improve the cybersecurity system by means of formal verification. This involves using mathematical proofs to assess the security properties of software. However,

September 17, 2026 2 mins read

Ondo Secures DTCC Fund/SERV Access as Tokenised Funds Close the Gap With Traditional Finance

Ondo Finance’s subsidiary Oasis Pro Markets, a U.S. registered broker-dealer, has joined DTCC’s Fund/SERV platform. This is becoming the first tokenisation company to participate in the network that processes over 85% of U.S. mutual fund transaction activity.  This is not a partnership announcement or a pilot program. In addition, it

September 17, 2026 2 mins read